29 Tudor Seats, Piped vs plain

jkcrosson

jkcrosson

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I read in the judging standards that the 29 tudor was only available with blue hairline cloth and brown check plain panel seats. The 28 30 31 were all available with piped (Pleated???) seats. Does anyone know why the 29 tudor was not offered with the piped seat option.

The only reason I can come up with is it has to do with Ford's struggling production numbers in 1928. I thought ford might have tried to increase production by reducing the time extra time involved with pleats. This is simply a wild guess on my part. Interested in hearing other opinions and I suspect someone will have an "official Ford history" answer.
 
My March '29 has piped seats from a new LB kit, as does a fellow club members Feb. '29 that he restored in 1985. I think the blue hairline (which we both have) changed over to the brown check around July. I looked in the Standards, and sure enough, it says plain panel for the '29's. Seems very odd to me that a well known interior kit supplier would send out the wrong design. Some clarification is in order from the experts...whomever they may be.
 
My car is a May 1929 car with blue hairline. I had the piped design put in my car in 1997 but I made that decision. The guy who installed my interior called and pointed out that my car only came with plain seats. I did not want plain seat panels. I can't imagine a high demand for plain panel seats thus LB selling primarily the piped design. Does LB offer a plain panel design for 1929 tudor??? I've never checked.
 
For what it is worth, Canadian '29 tudors did have piped/pleated seats. My car still has remains of 'blue hairline' under the covers, three pleats across the front flip seats, eight across the back seat. Have seen this on other cars here still with original Canadian upholstery.
Ford Canada did not usually source US cloth materials for its assembly.
 
My original, February 1929 Tudor Sedan has the oiriginal seats and also with the rest of the upholstery.

The seat and backrest facings are blue-hairline stripe and are of the plain panel type...no pleates...front or back.

It is a Seattle assembled car.

Pluck
 
My january 29 tudor came with plain panel blue hairline seats, and when I finally restored it a few years ago, I was asked by lebaron bonney if I wanted plain or pleated. I chose plain. I think it is correct, and I like the looks, as it is a rather plain car anyway, and the plain panel seats fit that image.
 
Steve Plucker said:
My original, February 1929 Tudor Sedan has the oiriginal seats and also with the rest of the upholstery.

The seat and backrest facings are blue-hairline stripe and are of the plain panel type...no pleates...front or back.

It is a Seattle assembled car.

Pluck
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Pluck,
Is there any way you could post a picture of your original front and back seats, and also one of the door panels. I was curious if the door panel had the "ribbon" across the top of the panel where the door handle is.
Thanks
Jamie
 
jkcrosson said:
Pluck,
Is there any way you could post a picture of your original front and back seats, and also one of the door panels. I was curious if the door panel had the "ribbon" across the top of the panel where the door handle is.
Thanks
Jamie
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I will try...However there was no and is no "ribbon" across the top of the panel where the door handle is...I believe on those cars that did have the "ribbon", that it extended along the top of the back panels also.

On the panels themselves, both the front and back have the "thread" outline 3.5 inches from the sides.

Also, the inside of the door pockets, the back facing had no upholstury...just Blue-gray Colonial grain cardboard.

Pluck
 
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heres two pictures of Plucks 29 tudor
 

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Thank you Tom and Pluck for the pictures and information. I've been on a 130 mile Model A trip today. Very nice Model A weather today in AL.
 
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